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MWH Unit 2 Quiz #1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau all were

a)

advocates of the American Revolution

b)

French Enlightenment philosophers

c)

proponents of a constitutional monarchy in France

d)

influences on the ideals that shaped American government

2.

According to John Locke, if the government failed to protect natural rights, what did citizens have a right to do?

a)

divide the government into three separate parts

b)

elect new government leaders to rule the country

c)

overthrow the government and establish a new one

d)

create a direct democracy and allow individuals to govern

3.

Who were the first Europeans to settle in the Americas during the Age of Exploration?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Portuguese

d)

Spanish

4.

Which statement BEST describes a difference between the English and the French with regards to exploration and colonization?

a)

The French and the English both settled in North America.

b)

The French were less interested in occupying territories

c)

Fur trading was the main source of money for the English.

d)

Only the French were interested in converting the natives.

5.

What basic economic concept does European exploration and colonization of many areas of the world represent?

a)

money supply

b)

barter system

c)

supply and demand

d)

agriculture production

6.

Exploration and the discovery of new places led Europeans to colonize these areas. How is this related to the economic ideas of supply and demand?

a)

A barter system developed between Europeans and the new areas.

b)

The Europeans supplied the agricultural products the new areas needed.

c)

Europeans took control of the areas that had the raw materials they needed

d)

The population of the colonized areas increased as a result of European contact.

7.

Which of these had the BIGGEST and EARLIEST impact on the system of mercantilism that developed in the 1600s?

a)

American revolutions

b)

the development of the cotton gin

c)

colonization of the Americas

d)

the development of the steam engine

8.

Which of these BEST describes the initial reaction of the Catholic Church to the knowledge developed during the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Evolution should not be taught.

b)

Scientists should not question the world of God

c)

The theories back up the teachings of the Bible.

d)

Faith no longer has a place in scientific study.

9.

This Mughal ruler was a religious conservative who did not allow freedom of religion

a)

Akbar

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Babur

10.

Why did the findings of Galileo frighten Catholic and Protestant leaders?

a)

His findings went against Church teaching and authority

b)

His findings supported the theories of Aristotle

c)

His findings led him to rebel against the Cardinals

d)

His findings did not support the Copernican theory

11.

Enlightenment thinkers Jean Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire promoted revolutionary thought by supporting views that called for _____.

a)

Greater human rights and restrictions on absolute power

b)

A reduction in industrialization and greater reliance on mercantilist policies that encouraged colonial exploitation

c)

Greater rights and privileges for the aristocracy and the merchant class

d)

The establishment of a state supported church and freedom of the press

12.

Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?

a)

Criticism of the Catholic Church

b)

95 Theses

c)

101 Problems with Catholics

d)

Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul

13.

People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.

a)

Reformers

b)

Protestants

c)

Huguenots

d)

Calvinists

14.

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages

a)

Calvinism

b)

Republic

c)

Constitutional Government

d)

Columbian Exchange

15.

A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies

a)

Glorious Revolution

b)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Declaration of Sentiments

16.

What is a direct effect of the decline of the Indigenous populations in the New World?

a)

The Human Rights movement in the New World

b)

The movement of enslaved Africans to the New World

c)

Mass migration of Indigenous peoples to the Old World

d)

The isolation of China and Japan from the rest of the world

17.

How did the African Slave trade affect African societies?

a)

It led to a population boom due to the introduction of new crops from the Americas

b)

It led to increased dependence on African language and storytelling in the Americas

c)

It destabilized kingdoms and governments across Africa and led to more warfare to provide for people for the slave trade

d)

It provided African societies with European Enlightenment ideas that decreased the slave trade within Africa

18.

Exploration and the discovery of new places led Europeans to colonize these areas. How is this related to the economic ideas of mercantilism?

a)

The population of the colonized areas increased as a result of European contact

b)

Europeans took control of the areas that had the raw materials they needed

c)

A barter system developed between Europeans and the new areas

d)

The Europeans supplied the agricultural products the new areas needed

19.

Portuguese exploration primarily created trade ___________, while Spanish exploration primarily created ____________.

a)

Routes, Colonies

b)

Ships, Rubber Ducks

c)

Colonies, Routes

d)

Alliances, Rivalries

20.

This system is where the Spanish granted conquering Europeans the right to demand labor from Indigenous People living on the land.

a)

Casta System

b)

Involuntary Servitude

c)

Columbian System

d)

Encomienda System